BREAKING: Seven people have now been confirmed dead following a huge explosion at a petrol station in Ireland.
‘My thoughts and prayers are today with those who have lost their lives, and those injured in the devastating explosion in Creeslough,’ said the Taoiseach.
‘I would like to thank all the members of the emergency services, from across the north west and Northern Ireland, who responded so quickly to the scene, and who are working throughout the night in extremely traumatic circumstances.’The Garda has not provided any information on the suspected cause of the explosion.‘We’re just broken-hearted, everyone is broken-hearted, we’re lost for words,’ he said at the scene.
He added: ‘We’re just waiting here, my sympathies and thoughts are with a lot of families here and their friends and loved ones, there is a very difficult waiting period now.’Eight people were taken to hospital yesterday Letterkenny hospital appealed to the public not to attend its emergency department unless it was urgent.
Among those gathered at the scene cordon were relatives of people feared to have been in the station at the time of the explosion
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